Explore topic-wise MCQs in History.

This section includes 408 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

401.

Which of the Kushana ruler patronised Buddhism?

A. Ashoka
B. Vikramaditya
C. Kanishka
D. Kautilya
Answer» D. Kautilya
402.

The Buddha has been eulogized as an ocean of wisdom and compassion in

A. Buddha-Charita
B. Jataka tales
C. Amarakosa
D. The Light of Aisa
Answer» D. The Light of Aisa
403.

Why Rishabnath also called Aadibrahma?

A. Due to height
B. First to tell Moksha Marg
C. Religious Conversion
D. Showing the path of livelihood
Answer» C. Religious Conversion
404.

Which is the ultimate goal of education in Jainism?

A. Non-violence
B. Renunciation
C. Moksha
D. Voluntary promotion of human welfare
Answer» D. Voluntary promotion of human welfare
405.

Buddhism in Nepal was introduced during the reign of

A. Samudragupta
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta
D. Harshavardhana
Answer» C. Chandragupta
406.

The first Tirthankara of the Jains was

A. Arishtanemi
B. Parshvanath
C. Ajitanath
D. Rishabha
Answer» E.
407.

What is 'Milind panho'?

A. A Buddhist place
B. One of the names of Buddha
C. A Buddhist Specimen of Art
D. Buddhist text
Answer» E.
408.

Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?

A. Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa
B. Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
C. Inscriptions of Ashoka
D. Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
Answer» D. Archaeological Sources and the Puranas